![]() ![]() "With this important book, has helped ensure that the story of her son (and her own story) will not soon be forgotten. ![]() "A testament to the power of the indestructible human spirit speaks as eloquently as the diary of Anne Frank." - The Washington Post Book World Death of Innocence is an essential document in the annals of American civil rights history, and a painful yet beautiful account of a mother's ability to transform tragedy into boundless courage and hope. What followed altered the course of this country's history-and it was all set in motion by the sheer will, determination, and courage of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose actions galvanized the civil rights movement, leaving an indelible mark on our racial consciousness. His crime: allegedly whistling at a white woman in a convenience store. In August 1955, a fourteen-year-old African American, Emmett Till, was visiting family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night by two white men and brutally murdered. ![]() ![]() The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son's tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement-with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. ![]()
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